Ashley Allison, Watering Hole Media, theGrio.com. (Photo: Watering Hole Media/YouTube) “Watering Hole is the place where everyone can come and be nourished and still go back to their communities and thrive,” Allison tells theGrio of her endeavor that is 15 years in the making. For Ashley Allison, community is everything. The CNN political analyst and…
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks onstage during the Congressional Black Caucus 53rd Annual Legislative Conference at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on September 12, 2024, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Spending years being a publicly hateful bigot is continuing to catch up with North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who…
Yolanda Adams attends the Recording Academy Honors presented by The Black Music Collective during the 66th GRAMMY Awards on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Yolanda Adams reflects on her style over the years and how she’s evolved during her career. The only thing that…
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 19: Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke attend the “US” premiere at Museum of Modern Art on March 19, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Breaking down how Black horror films are revolutionizing the entertainment industry and making powerful social commentary at the same time….
Gospel star Yolanda Adams is not allowing fans to put her in a box regarding her style, self-confidence, and message as a gospel artist. The Grammy winner wants social media critics to “cut it out” after she recently faced backlash for wearing form-fitting clothing. Gospel singer Yolanda Adams defends her form-fitting outfits following years of criticism…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 12: Phylicia Rashad attends the 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 12, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Explore Phylicia Rashad’s journey as a trailblazer breaking barriers in theater, TV, and film and how she continues to inspire generations of…
Philadelphia had 563 homicides in 2021 – the deadliest year on record. Alex Potemkin/E+ Collection via Getty Images Philadelphia experienced a surge in shootings and homicides during the COVID-19 years that disproportionately affected young Black and Latino men in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods with drug markets. In 2020, Philadelphia had 499 homicides – nearly 150 more…
A 70-year-old physical education teacher at a charter school in Union Parish, Louisiana, has been arrested two weeks after he allegedly threatened to shoot and kill his third-grade students, according to deputies in the northern Louisiana parish. Robert Mitcham, of Ruston, was taken into custody Sept. 17 after a parent came forward with allegations that…
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) A senior adviser, the campaign manager, the campaign’s finance director and the deputy campaign manager have stepped down following a CNN report about posts Robinson made…
Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the L.A. Premiere of “The Four: Battle For Stardom” at the CBS Radford Studio Center on May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File) The agency’s push to fix the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn comes as detainees, advocates and judges have continued to raise alarms about “dangerous, barbaric…
